16 Pa. Stat. § 2511

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-32
Section 2511 - Employes; police
(a) For the purpose of performing all necessary duties relating to the establishing, making, enlarging, extending and maintaining public parks, buildings and other county-owned properties and for enforcing the rules and regulations ordained or resolved by the county commissioners or by any body or board of control where no penalty or fine is involved, the county commissioners of the county are hereby authorized to employ or appoint and equip proper persons, in such numbers and at such compensation as may be authorized by the salary board, to do all necessary and proper work connected therewith, including police or guard duty.
(b) The board of commissioners of any county of the third class that is contiguous to a county of the second class may, by ordinance, create or disband a county park police force within the county. When such a county park police force is created in accordance herewith, the county commissioners shall have power to employ the number of officers as may be fixed by the salary board of the county. The compensation of the county park police officers shall be paid by the county.

16 P.S. § 2511

Amended by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 154, § 109, eff. 12/24/2018.
1955, Aug. 9, P.L. 323, § 2511. Amended 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1275, No. 155, § 3, effective 1/28/2005.